The Field Hospital: As priests' numbers decline, a resolution adopted by the Association of U.S. Catholic Priests endorses enlisting the aid of laypeople and deacons for day-to-day parish administration.
The Field Hospital: Facing declines in numbers of priests and Catholics in the pews, the diocesan plan is "not just about reshuffling," but aims to go from "maintenance to mission."
Brazilian bishops have requested allowing married priests to resume priestly ministry in an "experimental, preliminary" move to counteract the country's priest shortage "catastrophe," says liberation theologian Boff.
